How long do open bottles of liquor like rye, scotch or brandy last? I've been told they can last for years?!
Answers: Provided the corking is such that it is air tight there will be no evaporation of alcohol from the bottle. There is a loss in the aging process of scotch or bourbon due to the absorption of alcohol by the wood of the keg. There is also a loss in the wine making process if aging is done in oak barrels.As for the length of time, scotch and boubon have brands which are up to 20 years, brandys have brands over 50 years of age and are extremely expensive.
They are spirits and spirits evaporate.... so they will probably last for a month. Your worry should be not about them getting spoilt but about evaporation and then you wont have any to consume.
If you close it well then it will last for long!!!as long!!!!
Yes, they can last for years.
they can really last for years. actually, the older the liquor is, the more people that will buy it. so some rum dealers make their liquor age for atlease 5 years. take JOHNY WALKER as an instance, its the best, because most of them come from the 1960's.
If you keep them tightly capped, so they can't evaporate, they will last for years.
Booze does not get better the older it is. It stops aging once it's taken out of the wood and put into glass.
They will last indefinitely. They will never spoil.
Just keep the cap on them to prevent evaporation and/or contamination.
Do not let them get too warm.
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They will last for more than a few years! Enjoy ;-)
Once they have been opened. Evaporation will start. I don't know exactly how long that takes but I had a full bottle of Tequila in my tiny bar for 3 years unopened and when finally a guest said he would like some I pulled up the bottle and there was only about 1" left in the bottom. It was still sealed but it had evaporated.
In the making of scotch whisky, the loss is about 10% in the barrels and is considered the Angel's Share prior to bottling.
The liquor will evaporate even if the cap is on tight because there is already air in there. Even so, they don't spoil. They just get a little weaker and maybe will taste a little funny, but not for a while. I would get rid of anything older than 2 years.
The other answer is right about the aging - once its out of the wood it no longer ages for the better.
Yes they can. We're not big drinkers, so bottles stand in the pantry for a long time, opened, with no difference in flavor or strength.